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Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, at the end of a long period of design development for this type of vessel, which ended as steamships took over their routes.
Catharine continued to follow the Cutty Sark, last visiting the ship in 1968 at the age of 90. [2] In 1934 the Dowmans moved to Wyke Regis, near Weymouth in Dorset. [4] Catherine supported the local scouts, donating the land for the 3rd Wyke Regis / Weymouth South Scout Group headquarters, and being president of the group until her death in 1972.
He was a founder and chairman of the World Ship Trust (1978) and largely responsible for the survival of the Cutty Sark. [5] Carr was awarded the CBE (1954) and was made a CB (1967). He died 9 July 1991, survived by his wife Ruth. A memorial service was held in the chapel of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich in October. [6]
The Duke of Westminster sold the Cutty Sark to Cdr Mack in 1941, so at that stage he owned the warship he commanded. The ship was eventually acquired by the Ministry of War Transport in 1942. Her war service was mainly routine escort work, and she is mentioned several times in this capacity in Edward Young's book, One of Our Submarines.
The younger Jock Willis (1817–1899), himself a ship master, took over his father's firm of ship owners. Also known as 'White Hat Willis', it was during his time that the company built and owned clippers like Cutty Sark. [6] The other sons, too, joined the company in various capacities – either sailing on their ships or working in their offices.
Bruckheimer has aided in the repair and restoration of the historic clipper ship, Cutty Sark. A collection of photos taken by Bruckheimer went on display in London in November 2007 to help raise money for the Cutty Sark Conservation Project.
They proposed to use the same contractors who worked on the Cutty Sark restoration. [10] Babergh District council approved the plans in 2020 but the works were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] The last parts of the wooden upper sections were taken away for restoration on 6 June 2022. [15]
In proportions, design and size, the ship is close to the unsurpassed racer — the clipper 'Thermopylae. Clipper «Cutty Sark» was built in 1869 at the Scottish shipyard «Linton & Scott» by special order of the shipowner John Willis, to participate in tea races.